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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 727251 · Minneapolis, MN · July 11, 1988

Date
July 11, 1988 · 17:37 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N254US
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88FA163
Reported as
Boeing 727251
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
93
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,580 total10,630 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left wing struck fuel truck during taxi to runway. NOTAM for construction detour not clear. Tower failed warning.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY. NOTAM FOR CONSTRUCTION DETOUR NOT CLEAR. TOWER FAILED WARNING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.